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La Escepción

Series II Monterrey

🇭🇳 HondurasChurchill178 mm × 48
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Strength
Medium to full

About this cigar

Made in Honduras, the La Escepción Series II Monterrey comes in the Churchill format: 178 mm long with a 48 ring gauge (19 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador / Sumatra, binder Honduras and filler Dominican Republic / Honduras / Nicaragua. Strength: medium to full; smoking time about 107 minutes. It is one of 3 sizes in the Series II line. Noted flavors: cedar, spice, leather and pepper.

From the La Escepción house, the Series II Monterrey is a 178 mm Churchill with a 48 ring gauge, produced in Honduras. Its Ecuador/Sumatra wrapper encases a Honduran binder and a filler blending Dominican Republic, Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. A medium to full cigar that will please aficionados seeking character.

Specifications

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Series II Monterrey
Length
178 mm · 7.01″
Ring gauge
48 · 19.0 mm
Wrapper
Ecuador / Sumatra
Wrapper shade
Colorado Maduro
Binder
Honduras
Filler
Dominican Republic / Honduras / Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇭🇳 Honduras
Smoking time
About 107 min
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La Escepción

La Escepción

Cuba, Founded in 1800, 41 cigars

La Escepción is a historic Cuban cigar brand within the Habanos portfolio, founded in Havana by José Gener, who also created Hoyo de Monterrey. Its entirely handmade cigars, built with long-filler Cuban tobacco, are prized by aficionados for their quality and their limited, collectible releases.

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Woody
Earthy

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